08 August 2016

DRAIN S.T.H. Horror Wrestling 1996

Artist Biography
by Eduardo Rivadavia

The all-female hard rock/heavy metal band Drain S.T.H.
was formed in 1993 in Stockholm, Sweden (hence the S.T.H., added to
avoid confusion with a similarly named American band), and featured
singer Maria Sjöholm, guitarist Flavia Canel, bassist Anna Kjellberg, and drummer/vocalist Martina Axén. Displaying an unabashed worship of Alice in Chains,
their independent 1996 debut, Horror Wrestling, was dominated by
uncompromising grinds of slow, down-tuned guitars, which were then
topped with Sjöholm and Axén's
beautifully chilling vocal harmonies. Coupled with the band's
impressive live performances and supermodel looks, this soon drew the
attention of Mercury Records subsidiary The Enclave, which repackaged
and re-released the album worldwide two years later with an additional
three tracks (including a quarter-speed remake of Motörhead's "Ace of Spades"). The far more accessible follow-up, 1999's Freaks of Nature, managed to shed much of the band's excessive Alice in Chains
influences of old and flirted with traces of programmed percussion and
even rap, thereby forging a more distinctive sonic identity. But despite
extensive touring both in Europe and America (including a lengthy jaunt
with that year's Ozzfest) and attaining decent radio airplay in
support, Drain S.T.H.
never managed to break out of the metal underground, perhaps because
they were simply too drop-dead gorgeous to be taken seriously by the
notoriously chauvinistic metal masses. A major restructuring at Mercury
Records later that year spelled the final disaster for Drain S.T.H., who were dropped in early 2000 and subsequently decided to call it a day. Following the group's breakup, singer Sjöholm became Mrs. Tony Iommi, amazingly enough, while the remaining three members continued to work together under the new name Superfix (though guitarist Canel remains a "silent partner" due to contractual issues).

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